A few Mark Church points of value this morning. In a story of “work for work” (not actual learning):
…the goal of school is the completion of work done for someone else….
…the larger purpose behind activities isn’t always clear. Thus, assignments become ends in themselves….
…grades are the pay off/outcome for work done….
…doing school work is seen as a student’s job….
…good students do the work they are assigned without question….
Students in “work for work” settings ask:
…how many points is this worth?…
…is this on the test?…
…how long does this have to be?…
Hmmm. I can say with confidence that we don’t do those things in TPRS. That’s a good thing.